Scientists studying a chain of thirty free-standing mountains in southern Malawi and northern Mozambique have identified no fewer than 127 plant species, 45 species of birds, mammals, and reptiles, and further 45 types of butterflies,...
The voracious tigerfish is a fearsome freshwater predator in many African rivers but now at Schroda Dam in a remote part of South Africa’s Limpopo Province, not even the swallows flying over the water are...
A giant baobab towering over the surrounding bush, sometime with an elephant or two feeding nearby, is one of the iconic images of Africa. Despite this, recently published genetic research shows that the species of baobab...
Scientists investigating carbon storage and water acidity in the Namaqualand region of South Africa have discovered that some termite mounds in the area are 34 000 years old....
Elephants produce low frequency “rumbles”, some of which are at frequencies humans are unable to hear, by forcing air from the lungs over their vocal cords creating the "rumble”. The animals emit some of these...
The Zimbabwe bird, based on soapstone carvings representing eagles found at the site of the Great Zimbabwe settlement, is the country’s national emblem and appears on the flag, coat of arms, stamps and a wide...
